Zacks' Growth & Income Strategy highlights: Sabine Royalty Trust, BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty, Enerplus Resources and Lloyds TSB Group

Business Wire, Feb 7, 2008

CHICAGO -- The Zacks Growth and Income Profit Track strategy looks for stocks with unusually high dividend yields. Although this screen is based on a long-term and lower risk approach to investing, it has a history of outperforming the S&P 500. Four stocks meeting this screen's exclusive criteria are: Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT), Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE:ERF) and Lloyds TSB Group plc (NYSE:LYG). View the entire list of stocks for the Growth and Income Profit Track at http://at.zacks.com/?id=1850

Here are details about four companies currently identified by the Growth and Income Profit Track:

Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE:SBR) is an express trust that receives Sabine Corporation's royalty and mineral interests. SBR offers a current dividend yield of 8.77% and thus satisfies the criteria for this Profit Track. On Jan 11, 2008 SBR declared a quarterly dividend of 33 cents per share.

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE:BPT) announced a dividend in the amount of $3.04, which was paid on January 14, 2008. With a net profit margin of 98.99%, BPT is currently one of the top performers in the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Industry. It also sports a dividend yield of 15.31% and a Zacks #2 Rank, which qualifies it for the Growth and Income Profit Track.

Enerplus Resources Fund (NYSE:ERF) is an oil and natural gas income fund that was placed on this Profit Track with a dividend yield of 12.68%. In December 2007, ERF announced a strategic merger with Focus Energy Trust. ERP also declared a dividend of 42 cents on Dec 27.

Lloyds TSB Group plc (NYSE:LYG) provides banking and financial services in the United Kingdom and other international locations. LYG meets the requirements for this Profit Track with a dividend yield of 8.18%. Early in December 2007, LYG announced that earnings for the fiscal year 2007 corresponded to its expectations.

Discover all the current stocks currently on the Growth and Income Profit Track at: http://at.zacks.com/?id=1896

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